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Originally Posted by Ryzorian
Yes, I was just kidding around. But it was to point out the underlying effect Americans and white guys in general have had in that region of the world...
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Hi Ryzorian, that's it. To have White skin there means to be rich and noble. Hundred years persisting ideology because the poor working farmers in rice fields have had dark skins from the sun and the rich just managed everythings in the shadow of their castles.
In my last trip to Japan a very good Japanese friend liked the kind Japanese barmaid in a bar in Tokyo. After some cups of rice wine "sake" he told me: "Have you seen, she has white skin. She's beautiful"
Fukuoka people have mostly sunburnt skin like Brazilian - please don't kill me if I say this - but surprisingly JAL (Japan Airline) flight attendant staff in the international airport there were white skin Japanese. My Japanese work friend was again liking this
In Bangkok a Thai translater told me that Bangkok girls are beautiful because they have white skin. And that in south of the country girls are not white!
Well! Time has changed and we are no more living in Middle Ages. Western girls and men are taking sun baths to get dark skin for being attractive. But apparently history, customs and practice are still kept in many people's minds
